2+ day, 50+ min ago  (709+ words) The subject of one of Lucian Freud's "defining masterpieces" hopes the portrait will show people that "big girls can do well" as the painting goes up for auction and could fetch up to "35 million. The painting, Sleeping by the Lion…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago  (523+ words) Former talent manager Scooter Braun said meeting his "extraordinary" girlfriend, Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney, was "one of the biggest surprises ever". The couple made their relationship Instagram official earlier this month with a series of loved-up snaps together at the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (686+ words) Title favourite Jannik Sinner dramatically succumbed to the Paris heat as his hopes of a first French Open title ended. The world number one looked to be cruising to victory over Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round at…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1004+ words) A Sikh man has been found guilty of the murder of an 18-year-old university student by stabbing him to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade. Vickrum Digwa told police a "wicked lie" that he was the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (349+ words) Big Boys creator Jack Rooke has said there should be "more routes" into the creative industries for young people. The Bafta award-winning writer and comedian behind the hit Channel 4 programme spoke out about the need to protect creative opportunities for…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (476+ words) The author behind A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, Holly Jackson, and The Good Daughter novelist Karin Slaughter are among the authors up for top crime writer awards. Jackson was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) best crime novel…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (591+ words) Hollywood star Tom Hanks has said that he "didn't ask any questions" when he was approached with the idea for a fifth Toy Story film. The Oscar-winning actor, 69, has spent almost 30 years starring as pull-string cowboy doll Woody in the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (445+ words) Brat singer Charli XCX has said that fashion, film, music and art are her "religion. The pop star said this keeps her "alive but added that creating things and being an artist can also be "torturous. The musician shared a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (463+ words) Stars from the hit BBC police drama Blue Lights visited a Marie Curie Hospice in Belfast after filming wrapped on the fourth season of the show. Actors Richard Dormer, Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin, and Joanne Crawford " as well as series…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (321+ words) Boy George has revealed he wants to write the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Culture Club frontman spoke about how the competition is "not an even playing field, before announcing he would like to pen the song…...